row_33 Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 2 hours ago, May Day 10 said: This reminds me a bit of the 87-88 Bills. They are getting decent.. Showing signs of joining the NFL, strong defense, offense beginning to figure it out. Not sure they have completely arrived yet the way the 88 Bills did. the Bills were horrible the first 2 years under Kelly, then got to the AFC title game in 1988, they had no chance that day against Ickey's World no sure how getting to the AFC title game is "showing signs" the problem was being on the road at Cleveland the next year in the playoffs, i forget what happened to make them drop off like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicharito Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 I’m not so much looking ahead but if we do lose to NE, next weeks game is probably going to be our biggest game of the year @ Tennessee. The titans game is a must win it sets us up for tie breaker scenarios in the AFC to make the playoffs. So no matter what happens this Sunday, next week in Nashville will be make or break IMO! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apuszczalowski Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 1 hour ago, TFBillsfan said: Understand your point but you do realize this will be the first true test this season for the Patriots. They are 3-0 with victories over opponents who are 0-9. Bills have won without playing a complete game yet. This would be a great game to be strong in all four quarters. Love they direction this team is going! The difference is the Bills struggled to put those teams away and needed comebacks to win 2 of them, meanwhile the Patriots have cruised through their 3 games winning easily by double digits. Was there a time so far this season where the Pats have trailed a game? The Bills W/L record might be the same as others, but they have made their supposed easy schedule look much tougher then it should have been while others have made theirs look easy..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Hindsight Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 1 hour ago, Mark Vader said: You're not worried about Dallas? Well now I am I missed that on the schedule earlier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GottaRun Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 The AFC has so many train wreck teams this year it's gotta be the year for the Bills to march into the playoffs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted September 23, 2019 Author Share Posted September 23, 2019 1 minute ago, driddles said: The AFC has so many train wreck teams this year it's gotta be the year for the Bills to march into the playoffs. Zero Win Teams - AFC JETS, MIA, BENGALS, STEELERS, DENVER Zero Win Teams - NFC CARDS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 media will sell this as the stone cold lock AFC Championship Game matchup, try to build the audience outside the fanbases, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formerlyofCtown Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 3 hours ago, Billsatlastin2018 said: It’s a sign of development. And, in this NFL, it’s essential! Without looking at them all, you just know that those QBs who did so frequently are in the star echelon of the NFL! I won’t give you Brees, who is in his own HOF- 124 x 300 yards in his career- almost NINE Seasons of 300+ yard games, with records for most 400 yarders. In 2018...Take Mahomes. He had 10/16. Old Man Rivers had 5/16. Allen must get better. Duh of coarse he needs to get better. Hes in his second season as a very raw passer coming into the league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Firebaugh Kid Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 4 hours ago, atlbillsfan1975 said: When you couple the 3-0 start with the fact they have 3 more games against Jets and Miami, I get hopeful for a playoff run. I looked over the schedule and there is probably 4 games right now that the Bills would be underdogs in. Not saying we win 12 games but 10 is achievable. Barring a major injury itll be 10 or 11. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apuszczalowski Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 13 minutes ago, SlimShady'sGhost said: Zero Win Teams - AFC JETS, MIA, BENGALS, STEELERS, DENVER Zero Win Teams - NFC CARDS The NFC has 0 3-loss teams right now then because the Cards atleast have a tie to go with 2 losses 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nextmanup Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 Glancing down the schedule and marking off what appears to be a solid win candidate is easy. Actually winning all of those games with no exceptions is the hard part. There isn't much margin for error on this year's schedule. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nester Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 i would feel much better about being 3--0 if we had beat actual non horrible teams or if we had beat them badly. All 3 wins vs baddies where way too close for comfort. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFanSD Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 42 minutes ago, Chicharito said: I’m not so much looking ahead but if we do lose to NE, next weeks game is probably going to be our biggest game of the year @ Tennessee. The titans game is a must win it sets us up for tie breaker scenarios in the AFC to make the playoffs. So no matter what happens this Sunday, next week in Nashville will be make or break IMO! I've been thinking the exact same thing for the past couple of weeks. Tennessee is a team that we should probably beat, but it's going to be a tough road test. In some ways, it's a bigger game than this week's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyBatty is alive Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 4 hours ago, Bills2ref said: Im hopeful. But week 4 is the first true test. To date our victories are against opponents with a combined record of 1-8. Technically 0-8 because the 1 victory was not the Giants team we faced as Daniel Jones was at the helm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmur66 Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 Second year QB who is a leader of men. Whole new team on offense. Solid D. Arrow is pointing up. I like their chances 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Nester said: i would feel much better about being 3--0 if we had beat actual non horrible teams or if we had beat them badly. All 3 wins vs baddies where way too close for comfort. or if they hadn't squeaked out two of those wins by the skin of their teeth. it won't be a clown show opponent this time, first time this year edit: apparently the Jets and Bengals CHOKED!!!! both those games away to gift the BIlls wins... Edited September 23, 2019 by row_33 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 4 hours ago, skibum said: I think reality sets in this Sunday. The Bills D should be able to keep it from becoming a jailbreak, but I don't see a win happening unless the D also puts up some points. I predict a close, low scoring first half, followed by the Pats rolling in the second. 33-13 final score. The Bills have so far shown an inability to "make adjustments" at halftime, as they say, coming out very tepid in the 3rd quarter. The Pats are the best in the business at making those adjustments. Yeah, the only problem with your prediction is that this is exactly what has happened in the first four McD/Belichick matchups. McD doesn't have a problem scheming the Bills' D to limit the Pats*** effectiveness, he just hasn't had a competent offense until (hopefully) now. If Josh shows he has learned from his first Belichick exposure and the Bills' offense plays the way it has for the first three weeks of the season, this should be a ball game into the 4th quarter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted September 23, 2019 Author Share Posted September 23, 2019 3 hours ago, apuszczalowski said: The NFC has 0 3-loss teams right now then because the Cards atleast have a tie to go with 2 losses I discount ties as a win. The only problems they cause is when factoring in WC tie breakers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GottaRun Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 Winning at the end of a game is a bad thing now? Top 2 QBs with the most 4th quarter comebacks: 1. Peyton Manning 2. Tom Brady & Johnny Unitas They turned out fine. I'm not sure those comebacks were all against top notch competition in 'big' games. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted September 23, 2019 Author Share Posted September 23, 2019 3 minutes ago, driddles said: Winning at the end of a game is a bad thing now? Are you winning by nursing a lead or playing from behind to win? Or down by 17 and pass happy and still can’t score points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddogblitz Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 8 hours ago, Mango said: I always kind of laugh when people get hyped about being 10th in the NFL at something. Like dude, it’s a 1/3 of the league. That’s not impressive. 10th puts you right in the middle of the bell curve. To 1/3 of the league gets in the playoffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 11 minutes ago, reddogblitz said: To 1/3 of the league gets in the playoffs. 4 division winners and 2 WC in each conference get in a team well out of the top 3rd can and has won their division Bills have been in trouble the whole Brady Era with no hope but a WC for almost two decades Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddogblitz Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 2 minutes ago, row_33 said: 4 division winners and 2 WC in each conference get in a team well out of the top 3rd can and has won their division Bills have been in trouble the whole Brady Era with no hope but a WC for almost two decades I get what you're saying, but the rules put in by the league to play off the top the 10 in each conference is what I go by. That's all that really counts. And yes, the 7-9 Seahawks did beat the Drew Brees led Saints in the infamous "Beast Quake" game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GottaRun Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 54 minutes ago, SlimShady'sGhost said: Are you winning by nursing a lead or playing from behind to win? Or down by 17 and pass happy and still can’t score points. We'd need a comparison chart for where the great teams/QBs were when they came back. This team could easily be 1-2, but they're not. This team is 3-0, learning as they go and still getting the job done, despite a horrific mistake/interception by Josh that never should have happened. They still got it done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddogblitz Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 You are what you're record says you are. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted September 23, 2019 Author Share Posted September 23, 2019 5 hours ago, bmur66 said: Second year QB who is a leader of men. Whole new team on offense. Solid D. Arrow is pointing up. I like their chances So do I. But then reality more more often than not bites your ass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerseyBills Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 11 hours ago, Bills2ref said: Im hopeful. But week 4 is the first true test. To date our victories are against opponents with a combined record of 1-8. Technically 0-8 because the 1 victory was not the Giants team we faced as Daniel Jones was at the helm. I don't think the coaches would have put Jones in against our D regardless, and ruin his confidence. I also don't put much stock into the combined records. I think all 3 teams are solid at least. Maybe not the Jets with no Darnold but look for Cincy, Giants to be tough outings for the league Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatdrought Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 It’s week 3 and nobody really knows anything. This time last year the Blake Bortles led Jags had just stomped the Patriots. The biggest take away for us through 3 is that we're 3 wins closer to the 10 needed to guarantee us a spot in the playoffs. Once we’re there, it’s anybodies guess. I think the NFL is about due for a SB run from an overlooked WC. Maybe it’ll be us. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted September 24, 2019 Author Share Posted September 24, 2019 42 minutes ago, whatdrought said: It’s week 3 and nobody really knows anything. This time last year the Blake Bortles led Jags had just stomped the Patriots. The biggest take away for us through 3 is that we're 3 wins closer to the 10 needed to guarantee us a spot in the playoffs. Once we’re there, it’s anybodies guess. I think the NFL is about due for a SB run from an overlooked WC. Maybe it’ll be us. Definitely not a time to overreact but also a truly promising future 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted September 24, 2019 Author Share Posted September 24, 2019 The Time to overreact would be Sunday AFTER a Bills Win!!! ESPN Power Rankings list the Bills @ 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Socal-805 Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 On 9/23/2019 at 4:57 AM, SlimShady'sGhost said: Let's overreact to Week 3 in the NFL: Are the Bills for real? https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/27679368/let-overreact-week-3-nfl-bills-real Grab your best breakaway tailgate tables, Buffalo. Your Bills are 3-0, and the undefeated Patriots are coming to town next week. If you've been under the radar so far, that's all about to end. You never know where the big games are going to pop up on the NFL schedule, but my goodness, there's a battle for first place in the AFC East in Week 4 in upstate New York. The Patriots walloped the Jets in Foxborough on Sunday afternoon, while Buffalo held off Cincinnati. What better way to lead off an overreaction column than with a wild Week 3 assertion about the Bills? The Buffalo Bills will make the playoffs Buffalo has started the season 3-0 for the first time since 2011 and only the third time in the past 26 years. The Bills are allowing only about 15.6 points per game. Josh Allen is getting it done, somehow. The Bills had a strategic and quietly extensive offseason of improving their receiver corps and offensive line around Allen, and so far it appears to be paying off. And they finished 6-10 under Gailey. https://www.google.com/search?q=BUFFALO BILLS 2011&cad=h Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 16 hours ago, reddogblitz said: I get what you're saying, but the rules put in by the league to play off the top the 10 in each conference is what I go by. That's all that really counts. And yes, the 7-9 Seahawks did beat the Drew Brees led Saints in the infamous "Beast Quake" game. you can go by whatever you chose, probably cost you a lot in life being this pigheaded, i can somewhat understand but the reality of the world is that a division winner that isn't in the top 10 gets into the playoffs, and every few years so it's not a miracle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddogblitz Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 50 minutes ago, row_33 said: you can go by whatever you chose, probably cost you a lot in life being this pigheaded, i can somewhat understand but the reality of the world is that a division winner that isn't in the top 10 gets into the playoffs, and every few years so it's not a miracle my life is going just fine thank you very much. top 10 according to who and by what criteria? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted September 24, 2019 Author Share Posted September 24, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, Socal-805 said: And they finished 6-10 under Gailey. https://www.google.com/search?q=BUFFALO BILLS 2011&cad=h Was never a super fan of Chan Gailey as HC It terms of ranking and how to place the top 10 - some added criteria to balance out some inequities. Higher score wins the spot Did they win but were expected to lose ? +5 pts Did they win? +4 pts Did they lose? +2 pts id they lose but were expected to win? +1 pts (I thinks thats a best to worse scenario) Edited September 24, 2019 by SlimShady'sGhost Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May Day 10 Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 On 9/23/2019 at 12:40 PM, row_33 said: the Bills were horrible the first 2 years under Kelly, then got to the AFC title game in 1988, they had no chance that day against Ickey's World no sure how getting to the AFC title game is "showing signs" the problem was being on the road at Cleveland the next year in the playoffs, i forget what happened to make them drop off like that. 1987 was a huge departure from 1986 and previous. Kelly seemed to begin to assert himself and the team was competitive. 1988 was a nice surprise, and I guess they arrived... but the Bills were different than the 'run'. They did it by defense. They were good, but from what I recall, it didnt really feel like they could beat the Bengals, 49ers, or Bears that season. However, we did know that it was a young team and we had some good seasons ahead. I guess it feels like 87-88 because they are showing signs, look good, but not quite polished and in the top 3-5 teams in the league territory. They could potentially make a run like 1988. If they can beat the Pats, I think we can legitimately talk about a playoff bye as a possibility as we look at the schedule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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